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Because if all crashes were labelled 'car violence' it may prime people to think that any innocent driver who crashed their car and caused damage elsewhere due
by antihipocrat 5y ago
Because if all crashes were labelled 'car violence' it may prime people to think that any innocent driver who crashed their car and caused damage elsewhere due to mechanical failure, an animal crossing the road at night, black ice or a pothole is guilty of negligence.
In that world there may even be someone on HN asking everyone to change the term to 'car accident' to prevent these innocent drivers being unfairly characterized as causing intentional or negligent harm.
- ericmay 5y agoCar wrecks and car crashes, at least in my mind, don’t have anything to do with culpability. Just like plane crash doesn’t. The issue I see is “car accident” tends to normalize the destruction caused by cars. It’s a public relations campaign. Oil and gas, and other industries could use the lesson it seems. Don’t call Deep Water Horizon a malfunction or problem. Just say hey it’s just an accident. Nobody intended anything bad so what’s the problem? Rest easy, go back to sleep. Just an accident... Nobody cares that car wrecks are a leading cause of premature death amongst teenagers for example. It’s all just an accident. They care when you change the narrative back to what it truly is. Unnecessary and premature deaths due to intentional design decisions and subsequent, avoidable but easy to predict car crashes.
- zip1234 5y agoIt is estimated that millions of animals per year are killed by cars in the United States alone. Seems like it happens enough that people should be driving slower and watching for it. I'm not sure what that should be called, but 'car accident' seems like it doesn't describe it very well. Source: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/08034/exec.cfm https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/08034/...